Are you on the hunt for the best Dairy-Free Sour Cream around? If so, you’ve found it! This super simple nut-free, oil-free, Vegan Sour Cream Recipe requires just 3 inexpensive, easy-to-find ingredients and 5 minutes of active time to prep. Why I Love This Recipe I am always a fan of finding simple solutions to ... Read More about 3-Ingredient Dairy-Free Sour Cream Recipe (Vegan, Nut-Free, Oil-Free)

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These quick and easy Air Fryer Vegan Samosas are made with a brilliant shortcut: store-bought spring roll wrappers! They may not be authentic or traditional, but my super simple pea and potato samosas have all the crispy pastry crunch and perfectly spiced, creamy veggie filling your hungry heart desires.  About ThEse Plant Based Samosas The ... Read More about Easy Air Fryer Vegan Samosas Using Spring Roll Wrappers

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This plant-based Ninja Creami ice cream recipe is based on my favorite morning drink, a London Fog Latte. It uses Earl Grey tea with a hint of vanilla. You can use cashew butter, cashews, almond milk, or homemade oat cream as the base, and you can use the liquid sweetener of your choice to taste. ... Read More about Plant-based London Fog Ice Cream: A Healthy Ninja Creami Recipe

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Since I got my Ninja Creami ice cream maker, my freezer has been full of healthy ice cream recipes perfect for whole food plant-based diets. This blueberry matcha vegan ice cream is made with a base of oats and sweetened with dates. Does matcha ice cream have caffeine? Be aware that matcha has caffeine, so ... Read More about Blueberry Matcha Green Tea Ice Cream: Vegan Ninja Creami Recipe (Made with Dates & Oats)

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When you got your Ninja Creami were you counting the minutes until it arrived? Then the box came, and you weren’t quite sure what to do with it.  Did you find the instructions confusing? Or maybe you were unhappy with the high-fat and sugar dairy-free recipes in the recipe booklet that came in the box? ... Read More about The Ultimate Ninja Creami Experience with Kathy Hester

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In case you aren’t sure what Disney Dole Whip is, let me explain. It’s a creamy pineapple soft serve that you can get at Disney parks that are actually vegan and gluten-free as is! I love it, but I haven’t been to go to the Mouse House in a while, so I’m making a tastier ... Read More about Healthy Ninja Creami Dole Whip Recipe: Vegan, Refined Sugar-Free, No Ice Cream

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You know I love using kitchen appliances to make my life easier. My latest gadget, the Ninja Creami is the one I go to again and again to make healthy frozen treats. You can make one-of-a-kind creamy treats made from ingredients that fit in with your dietary requirements with little effort. And I’m talking really ... Read More about Vegan Ice Cream with the Ninja Creami: Review & Step by Step Instructions

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Craving a vegan option that has traditional crab cake seafood flavor? This recipe is perfect for a dinner party or special occasions as the main course. Or serve a mini version of these vegetarian crab cakes as the perfect appetizer. It’s easy to make vegan crab cakes. All you need to do is a few ... Read More about Easy Vegan Crab Cakes Made with Soy Curls & Jackfruit (Air Fryer or Oven)

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Making the best vegan gravy recipe is so easy. Just make a batch of the golden gravy mix, then toast it in a saute pan and whisk in water or nondairy milk. This gravy is perfect on vegan mashed potatoes, air fryer soy curls, and of course, for a perfect vegan Thanksgiving dinner! Why make ... Read More about Easy Homemade Vegan Gravy Recipe: Golden Mix for Plant-Based Chicken Gravy

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Plant-Based Beef Broth Powder is the perfect way for vegans to easily tweak recipes that call for beef broth or bouillon. Easy, inexpensive, and fast – count me in! This beefy bouillon powder recipe has no animal products. Plus it’s shelf-stable, making it a great substitute for vegan beef broth. I prefer a mason jar ... Read More about Easy Vegan Beef Broth Powder Recipe: Shelf-Stable, Gluten-Free & Salt-Free

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If you want delicious, healthy alternatives to quench your crunchy craving, then these Air Fryer Soy Curls that are masquerading as clam strips are for you! These crispy bites are oil-free, gluten-free, guiltless, and tasty. Plus they’re just so versatile and jazz up any meal! You may have already made my Southern Fried Vegan Air ... Read More about Amazing Air Fryer Soy Curls Vegan Clam Strips: Gluten-free & Oil-Free

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After spending years looking for the perfect vegan white gravy mix I decided to make my own. And now I’m sharing it with you! It’s so simple and inexpensive, makes the perfect base for a vegetarian southern black pepper gravy, can be dressed up with herbs and spices, and is shelf-stable so you can store ... Read More about The Best Easy Vegan White Gravy Mix Recipe: Gluten-Free & Oil-Free!

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My vegan Parmesan recipe has no oil or nuts, is oil-free, and fits perfectly into your whole food plant-based diet. It’s one of my favorite vegan cheese substitutes. Best of all it has a depth of flavor that breathes life into your pasta and soups. It’s so easy to make your own vegan parmesan cheese ... Read More about Easy Vegan Parmesan Recipe: Nut-free, Soy-free, and Made with Oats!

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This simple vegan chicken bouillon powder recipe is made without any animal products, plus it’s salt-free and gluten-free too! It’s an easy way to infuse some rich umami flavor into your favorite recipes – even beyond soup and stews. It’s also budget-friendly and uses common ingredients. What is bouillon powder? This vegan broth powder recipe ... Read More about Easy Vegan Chicken Bouillon Powder Recipe: Gluten-Free Vegetarian Broth Mix

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These Peppermint Puppy Cookies are my dog’s favorites, and they are easy to make. As a bonus, it makes their breath smell nice too! If your dog has a gluten allergy like one of mine just sub your favorite gluten-free flour blend. I do have to admit that any cookie I bake for my dogs becomes ... Read More about Peppermint Puppy Cookies

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If you are looking to take a week off cooking or to gift that for a friend that’s having a hard time you’ve probably looked into the Splendid Spoon delivery service. The links on this page include a discount code too! Splendid Spon sent me 5 of their plant-based soups to try out their reset. ... Read More about Splendid Spoon Review 2021: Reset with 5 Healthy Vegan Soups + Discount Code!

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These Gluten-Free Vegan Sausage patties use whole-food ingredients like black beans, quinoa, and potato. It uses oat flour and ground flaxseed to bind it all together.

It’s easy to make and I have a breakfast sausage spice blend for you to customize too!

This hearty recipe for a Gluten-Free Vegan Sausage Patties is sponsored by the Idaho Potato Commission. I believe you can never have too many recipes for vegan breakfast sausage or potatoes. 

All sausage – vegan or not –  gets its amazing flavor from the particular spice blend that’s used. From chorizo to Italian, and back to breakfast patty sausage, spices make the dish.

In this recipe, you can make my homemade sausage spice and adjust it to suit you, use your family’s favorite blend, or buy one that’s premade.

It’s all up to you!

Does this really taste like sausage even though it’s plant-based?

It’s all about the sausage spice blend you use. You can, in fact, make this taste like breakfast sausage using my spice blend or use another blend to make it taste Italian, Polish, or even mimic chorizo.

How do I make Breakfast Sausage Spice Blend?

I like to make my own spice blends so I can tweak them just the way I like them but you could buy a premade blend.

This is my go-to, but you can make this into a salt-free sausage spice blend just by leaving out the salt.

If you make it salt-free you could up the garlic and onion powder to give it more flavor.

You just need:

• 2 tablespoons salt (or leave out to make this into a salt-free blend)
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar or date sugar
• 4 teaspoons rubbed sage
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons marjoram
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• ¼ teaspoon allspice
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• ⅛ teaspoon nutmeg

You can just mix it, but I prefer to blend it in a spice grinder

What Is Vegan Sausage Made Out Of?

There are tons of things vegan sausage can be made of and I’ve used just about all of them in past recipes. Usually, the go-to is seitan or wheat gluten.

Unfortunately, I can’t have gluten anymore due to my doctor’s orders, so that’s out for me now.

Some store-bought brands, Like Beyond Meat, use pea protein to make a gluten-free and soy-free vegan sausage.

I’ve used steel-cut oats in my Steel-cut oat sausage crumbles, mixtures of grains, nuts, seitan, and more. The most important part of a vegan sausage is the spices.

This sausage mixture is made of black beans, quinoa, and of course the magical potato. It adds body to the sausage and even helps it hold together.

Many store-bought vegan sausages are high in salt and fat. Some vegetarian sausages even have eggs and dairy, so be sure to read labels carefully.

There’s no fat or oil in my recipe and you can even use a salt substitute in place of salt.

I’d have to say this gluten-free vegan sausage is about as healthy as it gets!

How do I make gluten-free vegan breakfast sausage?

Important! Make sure that you really drain the excess liquid from the beans and potatoes. If there’s too much moisture you may need more oat flour and/or flaxseed to tighten the mixture up.

Add the black beans, quinoa, and cooked potatoes. Mash with a potato masher.

Mix in the flour, spice blend, and ground flax seeds until well combined. If the texture is thinner than playdough you can add more dry ingredients to correct it.

Make piles of 2 tablespoons of the mixed dough. Form into breakfast-sized patties. You can make sandwich-sized, but you will need to cook longer.

You can bake these in the oven which is my preferred way or you can pan fry them.

How Do I Store Homemade Vegan Sausage?

I suggest that you store what you use in a week or less in the fridge. Freeze the rest after cooking some.

If you know you will be freezing a batch undercook them a little.

Then just take out what you need for one meal and pan fry it until it’s thoroughly warm.

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Gluten Free Vegan Sausage Patties with No Nuts or Soy!

All sausage gets its amazing flavor from the particular spice blend that’s used. From chorizo, to Italian, and back to breakfast patty sausage, spices make the dish.

In this recipe you can make my homemade sausage spice and adjust it to suit you, use your family’s favorite blend, or buy one that’s premade. It’s all up to you!

The sausage mixture is made of black beans, quinoa, and of course the magical potato. It adds body to the sausage and even helps it hold together.

Course Breakfast

Cuisine American

Keyword gluten free vegan sausage, vegan sausage

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Servings 20 (2 tablespoon) patties

Calories 44kcal

Author Kathy Hester

Equipment

• Potato Masher
• Baking Sheet
• Parchment Paper

Ingredients

• 1 ½ cups cooked black beans , drained well
• 1 cup cooked quinoa ,I used black quinoa but any color will work
• 1 cup mashed cooked potatoes , drained well
• 1/4 cup oat flour (can substitute brown rice flour)
• 2 to 3 tablespoons Breakfast Sausage Spice Blend (homemade recipe below or store-bought)
• 2 tablespoons ground flax seeds

Breakfast Sausage Spice Blend Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons salt , leave out to make this a salt free blend
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar , or use date or coconut sugar
• 4 teaspoons rubbed sage
• 2 teaspoons onion powder
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 2 teaspoons marjoram
• 1 teaspoon dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg

Instructions

Make the Sausage Mixture:

• First off, make sure that you really drain the excess liquid from the beans and potatoes. If there’s too much moisture you may need more oat flour and/or flaxseed to tighten the mixture up.
  
• Add the black beans, quinoa, and cooked potatoes to a large mixing bowl and smash with a potato masher until almost smooth.
  
• Mix in the flour, spice blend, and ground flax seeds until well combined. The mixture should be the texture of playdough.
  
• Measure out 2 tablespoon piles on a cutting board, then form into circles that are ½ inch thick.
  

Oven Version (Recommended)

• Preheat your oven to 375 degrees. Prepare 1 large or 2 small sheet pans with parchment or spray with oil.
• Bake for 10 minutes, take the sheet pan out to check on how fast they are cooking. You can leave as is or flip and bake for 10 more minutes. If they are still a little soft, bake a few minutes more.

Stove-Top Option

• Heat up a nonstick pan over medium heat, once hot add in the sausage patties.
  
• Depending on the size of your pan you may only cook 4. Just make sure there’s enough space in between the patties to easily flip them with a spatula.
• Flip once the bottom browns and cook until both sides are browned. Repeat until you cook all the patties.

Freeze some for later

• If you want to freeze some you can undercook them a bit, because you will finish cooking them before you serve next time. Then package in a resealable container or bag and freeze.
• Just grab the patties from the freezer and pan fry next time!

Make the Breakfast Sausage Spice Blend

• Add all the ingredients to a blender or spice grinder. 
• Blend until smooth. Taste and adjust seasonings as needed.
• Note: You can use your coffee grinder. Grind some white rice first to clean out the coffee. Then grind white rice afterwards to get it ready for coffee again.

Nutrition

Serving: 1patty | Calories: 44kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 2mg | Potassium: 116mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin C: 1.2mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.8mg

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I’ve been making lots of stews lately – the perfect winter food to keep the cold weather chill off and your family’s belly full. This Slow Cooker Beyond Meat Chili Recipe is a dump-and-go crockpot meal that you throw together in minutes.

Go play in the snow, take a chilly walk, or curl up in front of the fire to work all day while your dinner is cooking itself!

This Beyond Meat chili is vegan, gluten-free, and soy-free meatless chili recipe. It’s really delicious and it’s so easy to throw together in your slow cooker for an easy weeknight meal.

Pair it with a warm chunk of bread or over steamed rice, it’s a great easy dinner. Even meat eaters will love this meaty texture!

The ingredients are simple and quick to prepare, the flavor will have everyone asking for seconds, and it’s low-calorie too.

More vegan chili recipes

• Slow Cooker Vegan Cincinnati Chili
• Instant Pot Jackfruit White Bean Chili
• Vaquero Bean Tempeh Chili Recipe
• Instant Pot Caballero Bean & Soy Curl Chili
• Lots of Beans and Grains Slow Cooker Chili

What’s in Beyond Beef Crumbles?

It’s a vegan product that’s a great substitute for beef when you want to veganize some old family recipes.

The. ingredients are water, pea protein, expeller-pressed canola oil, rice flour, spice, natural flavor, tomato powder, contains 0.5% or less: sugar, potassium chloride, citric acid, and salt.

Can I use something in place of Beyond Meat?

If you can’t find it or you want to use something more whole food try one of these:

• Another vegan ground beef or brand of meatless crumbles
• Pressed tofu crumbled
• Steamed tempeh, crumbled
• Minced sauteed mushrooms
• Cooked lentils
• Another brand vegan ground that doesn’t need pre-cooking
• If you want to use Impossible Meat or Beyond Meat Plant-Based Ground you should saute it on the stove before you add it to your crockpot

Can I make this oil-free?

Yes, you can. There’s no added oil in the recipe so all you need to do is replace the Beyond Meat with crumbled tofu, tempeh, or one of the other whole food subs above. 

What size slow cooker do I need to make this?

This is one of my small slow cooker recipes that’s perfect for two. It uses a1 and 1/2 or 2 quart slow cooker.

If you have a larger slow cooker you can double or triple the recipe.

Ingredients you need to make this vegan chili

I bet you already have all these ingredients in your pantry or freezer. If you don’t have any fresh garlic cloves or none chopped in the fridge or freezer

You just need 1 can pinto beans (or sub black beans or kidney beans), drained and rinsed, 1 can diced tomatoes with green chilies, Beyond Meat crumbles, minced garlic or garlic powder, Mexican oregano, smoked paprika, ground cumin, onion powder, chili powder, nutritional yeast, and salt, to taste.

Note: this recipe uses a 1 and 1/2 or 2-quart slow cooker. You can double or triple the recipe if you have a larger slow cooker. If it’s not 1/2 way full you may need to add extra liquid to keep it from burning.

Note: this recipe uses a 1 and 1/2 or 2-quart slow cooker. You can double or triple the recipe if you have a larger slow cooker. If it’s not 1/2 way full you may need to add extra liquid to keep it from burning.

How to make this crockpot Beyond Meat stew

Add the beans, tomatoes, crumbles, water, garlic, oregano, paprika, cumin, and chili powder in your 1 and 1/2 or 2-quart slow cooker.

Mix well and cook on low for 7 to 9 hours. Mix in the nutritional yeast and add salt to suit your taste.

More slow cooker recipes

• Slow Cooker Split Pea Soup for 2 or 3
• Easy Slow Cooker Butternut Squash Pie with Miso
• It’s Time to Preserve the Harvest Again: Diced Tomatoes
• Slow Cooker Yellow-Eyed Bean Soup For 2
• Lots of Beans and Grains Slow Cooker Chili
• Slow Cooker Tofurky Recipe
• Crockpot White Bean Soup with Vegetables – No Oil

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Slow Cooker Beyond Meat Chili

gluten-free, no-added oil

Course Chili, Main

Cuisine American

Keyword beyonf meat chili, crockpot beyond meat, vegan slow cooker chili

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 7 hours

Servings 2 servings

Calories 253kcal

Author Kathy Hester

Equipment

• Slow Cooker

Ingredients

• 1 14.5 ounce can pinto beans, drained and rinsed , or 1 1/2 cups homemade
• 1 14.5 ounce can diced tomatoes with green chilies , or plain + 1 tablespoon diced green chilies
• 1 cup Beyond Meat Beef-Free Crumbles , or other vegan crumble
• 1/4 cup water
• 2 cloves garlic minced, or 1 teaspoon, or 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano
• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika or a few drops liquid smoke
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder , more if you like it hot
• 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
• 2 tablespoons nutritional yeast , to taste
• salt , to taste

Instructions

• In a 2 or 2½ quart slow cooker add the beans, tomatoes, crumbles, water, garlic, oregano, paprika, cumin and chili powder.
• Cook on low 7 to 9 hours.
• Stir in the nutritional yeast, add salt to taste. Adjust any other seasoning as needed.

Nutrition

Serving: 3g | Calories: 253kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 6mg | Sodium: 687mg | Potassium: 617mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 684IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 194mg | Iron: 4mg

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Nothing says the holidays like a vegan roast, and it can be hard to find recipes to make it different and special every year.

No worries! I am here with an assortment of Tofurkey recipes that will bring your holiday celebration to life.

People either love or hate faux turkey loaves, like these Tofurkys. My family loves it and Cheryl insists we have one around every holiday if not on the day.

At the I have a ton of Tofurky recipes for you to choose from.

You can roast, slow cook, pressure cook, air fry, and even grill your vegan roast with the recipe links below will have you buying up all the ones on sale to try throughout the winter.

Because they come frozen and they last months. So if it’s your favorite stock up!

Thanksgiving Tofurky

Thanksgiving Tofurky is a vegan meal that everyone loves. It’s budget-friendly and easy to find, so you can buy it easily. It tastes delicious and savory, making for an easy addition to any holiday menu.

What is Tofurky made of anyhow?

Tofurky is a vegan roast that’s made of tofu and seitan. Tofurky also makes an assortment of vegan food and other foods and they started selling vegetarian products in 1995.

But don’t forget that Tofurky has its own line of vegan food that includes franks, sausages, jerky, lunch meats, tempeh, and deli dishes like meats. All the products are totally vegan approved by the Vegan Society. And as if all those products aren’t enough, you can try our Tofurkey Roast which is only available seasonally right before Thanksgiving and other special holidays.

Here are the ingredients as listed on the Tofurky site:

Roast: Vital wheat gluten, water, tofu (water, soybeans, magnesium chloride, calcium chloride), expeller pressed canola oil, natural flavors, sea salt, contains less than 2% of onion, carrot, celery, garlic, leek, rosemary extract, lemon juice concentrate, oat fiber, cornstarch, calcium lactate, potassium chloride.

Stuffing: Water, brown rice, bread cubes (enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, and folic acid], palm fruit oil, yeast, cane sugar, sea salt), onions, celery, wild rice, expeller pressed canola oil, contains less than 2% of sea salt, spices, dehydrated onion, granulated garlic, natural flavors, cane sugar, sunflower oil, maltodextrin. 

The Most Important Things to Know About Tofurky Roast or Ham

1. Always take the plastic off before you cook it! You’ll need some kitchen shears or a sharp knife to cut it and the metal fasteners off.
2. You need to thaw your Tofurky roast before you cook it. Let it sit for 24 hours in your fridge. Or in a pinch use the defrost function on your microwave.

Does Tofurky Taste Good?

That’s a hotly debated opinion. I do like it with a delicious gravy, I find it a bit bland and dry without it.

It doesn’t have a strong flavor without extra seasonings and is used mostly for its meaty texture in my opinion.

Where Can I Buy Tofurky?

You can find them at Whole Foods, Sprouts, your local coop, and in many mainstream grocery stores. Check Tofurky’s find page here for one near you.

Check in the frozen section with the other frozen vegan meat substitutes. Usually, around the Thanksgiving time of year Trader Joe’s has its own in the refrigerated section.

Is Tofurky Frozen?

Yes, in general you’ll find it in the freezer section. Over the holidays though, you may find a few in your stores’ refrigerated section.

What’s great about that is that you can stock up on them when they go on sale after Thanksgiving.

They will last several months in the freezer.

Defrost Tofurky Overnight in the Fridge

That way it’ll be ready to cook when you are! It’s recommended that you thaw it for 24 hours in the fridge before cooking.

But in a pinch, you can defrost in the microwave.

How Can I Cook a Tofurky?

In your slow cooker, Instant Pot, in the oven, on the stove, in the microwave, or even on the grill!

Even more Tofurky recipes:

• Pressure Cooked Vegan Holiday Roast
• Tofurkey Pecan Roast
• Jewish Style Vegan Pot Roast
• Beer-Basted Tofurky Roast
• I Love Vegan’s version
• About.com has several options
• Maple Glazed Turkey Roast

Here are some recipes for Tofurky leftovers too!

More Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes

Even if you make this recipe you’re probably going to make a few more. Here are some of my favorites and at the end of the list are a few roundup posts that have a ton to choose from.

Happy Thanksgiving!

• Slow Cooker Tofurky Recipe with Maple Herb Vegan Gravy
• Vegan Thanksgiving Casserole and Gravy
• Easy Thanksgiving Dinner for Two
• Vegan Slow Cooker Veggie Loaf
• Instant Pot Scalloped Potatoes No Oil Vegan
• Holiday Sweet Potato Casserole
• Gluten-free Vegan Teff Stuffing with Roasted Butternut Squash
• Instant Pot Plant Based Cranberry Sauce
• Thanksgiving Potato Stuffing Balls with a Cranberry Center
• Creamy Vegan Greens
• 7 Vegan Thanksgiving Dressings
• Instant Pot Quick Pickled Beets
• Slow Cooker Sweet Butternut Squash Pie with Miso
• The Only Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes You Need
• Vegan Thanksgiving Pies – including traditional thanksgiving desserts

Thanksgiving Tofurky Recipes

Thanksgiving is a holiday of abundance, surrounded by families and friends who are happy to share with one another.

But you can still have all of that with a celebratory meal that's vegan.

To me that makes the holiday even more thankful and joyous, Thanksgiving is a perfect time to be thankful for all of the wonderful things in your life.

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Slow Cooker Maple Herb Tofurky

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If you or a member of your family loves Tofurkey you need to try my slow cooker recipe. It makes a gravy that's slightly sweet and full of herbs. Plus it's all hands off time!

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The Betty Crocker Project: Thanksgiving Day Parade #8 - Roasted Rosemary & Dark Beer Tofurky

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• This recipe is an amazing way to level up your Tofurky. It has a dark and rich unique flavor that is intended to recreate what you get when you brine a turkey. Our process isn't really anything like the long one used to brine turkeys but the result of this recipe seems very similar. 

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The Betty Crocker Project: Maple Glazed Holiday Roast

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Every dinner party has one whether they know it or not and from what I gather when it comes to Easter the traditional super stars are Ham, Lasagna and Manicotti. We used a Tofurky to replace the the less compassionate ham but still played around with the whole cloves and baked it with a smokey maple and brown sugar glaze to create a vegan dish that will feel right at home being the center of attention.

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The Betty Crocker Project : Thanksgiving Parade #1 - Cajun Deep Fried Tofurky with Okra Giblet Gravy

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Every year people all over the country burn down their homes, patios, sport themed gazebos trying to deep fry turkeys for Thanksgiving. Something so dangerous and reckless seemed like a great way to start our Thanksgiving Parade of Food! I wanted to call it an invasion but it just didn't seem "holiday-ish".

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The Betty Crocker Project : Beer Can Tofurky

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Beer Can Chicken is an American tradition. I mean, I never made one, or even ate one, before going vegan - but apparently people all over the country have. The second we saw this recipe, we began plotting our strategy for this impressive and somewhat ambitious grilling project.

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Store-bought vegan holiday roast in the pressure cooker / Instant Pot / multicooker

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Here we are again! Just a few days from Thanksgiving – and then Christmas – and lots of people want to know: Can I make a frozen vegan holiday roast in my Instant Pot?

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Is this your first meatless holiday? Save the day with this slow cooker tofurky recipe. It has all the basics for the whole family to enjoy a perfect Thanksgiving dinner – protein, stuffing, and vegetarian gravy.

Just roast some veggies, whip up some mashed potatoes, and add in a vegan dessert and you are the hero of the holiday!

Cheryl insists on having a Tofurky a few times a year and I always enjoyed having them once a year.

I know some of you are not a fan of faux meats and if that’s you, head over to this post on Vegan Slow Cooker Veggie Loaf or make my plant-based Vegan Thanksgiving Casserole and Gravy.

Did you know that you can make tofurky in the slow cooker?

I love using my slow cooker – especially for a big vegan holiday meal. It can be hard to cook everything on the stove, especially if you aren’t the only cook in the kitchen.

You can cook this tofurkey in your slow cooker and have your guests bring their dishes in their crockpot to keep everything warm.

I fully admit to doing this to keep everyone from being in the kitchen with me. Also, a table with cocktails, mocktails, and some dips in another room helps too.

This whole vegan tofurky recipe is simple to make and can definitely become your new go-to for holiday entertaining.

Where can I buy a Tofurky or other vegan roast?

You can find them at Whole Foods, Sprouts, your local coop, and in many mainstream grocery stores. Check Tofurky’s find page here for one near you.

Check in the frozen section with the other frozen vegan meat substitutes. Usually, around the Thanksgiving time of year Trader Joe’s has its own in the refrigerated section.

Did you know that you can make a simple tofurky recipe in the crock pot?

I love using my slow cooker – especially for big vegan holiday dinners. It can be hard to cook everything on the stove, especially if you aren’t the only cook in the kitchen.

You can cook this tofurkey in your slow cooker and have your guests bring their dishes in their crockpot to keep everything warm.

I fully admit to doing this to keep everyone from being in the kitchen with me. Also, a table with cocktails, mocktails, and some dips in another room helps too.

This whole vegan tofurky recipe is simple to make and can definitely become your new go-to for holiday entertaining.

Is Tofurky frozen?

Most vegan roasts are found in the freezer section. Though sometimes near Thanksgiving you will find them thawed.

Just know if it is frozen you want to thaw it a day before you cook it.

Do I have to thaw it before cooking?

It’s recommended that you thaw it for 24 hours in the fridge before cooking.

But in a pinch, you can defrost in the microwave.

Do you have to cook Tofurky?

Yes, you do. While the base has been cooked once it needs to be cooked for over an hour in the oven or air fryer at 350 degrees, in the slow cooker on low for 7 – 9 hours (or on high for 1/2 the amount of time), or another method until it’s heated all the way through.

If you eat any frozen food that’s not hot in the middle it can make you sick – so this step is very important.

What is Tofurky made of?

Tofurky is a vegan roast made of tofu and seitan (vital wheat gluten). It was one of the first popular vegan turkey substitutes that they started selling in 1995.

But you may also know Tofurky as a brand name that includes a line of vegan products, including deli slices, sausages, jerky, tempeh, burgers, and franks.

All of the Tofurky products are fully vegan and approved by the Vegan Society.

Tofurky is seasonal, meaning stores don’t start selling it until November. But you can stock up when they go on sale after Thanksgiving and keep them in the freezer for other special occasions.

Here are the ingredients as listed on the Tofurky site:

Roast: Vital wheat gluten, water, tofu (water, soybeans, magnesium chloride, calcium chloride), expeller pressed canola oil, natural flavors, sea salt, contains less than 2% of onion, carrot, celery, garlic, leek, rosemary extract, lemon juice concentrate, oat fiber, cornstarch, calcium lactate, potassium chloride.

Stuffing: Water, brown rice, bread cubes (enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, and folic acid], palm fruit oil, yeast, cane sugar, sea salt), onions, celery, wild rice, expeller pressed canola oil, contains less than 2% of sea salt, spices, dehydrated onion, granulated garlic, natural flavors, cane sugar, sunflower oil, maltodextrin.

Is there a gluten-free option?

Tofurkey, and most, if not all of the pre-made roasts, contain gluten. There are homemade recipes and I’m working on one to add to this site and I’ll link it as soon as I do.

But the actual Tofurkey brand contains wheat gluten and breadcrumbs so it’s not for the gluten intolerant.

But if you want a good gluten-free vegan Thanksgiving dish you should try my air-fried soy curls over mashed potatoes with a little gravy or Vegan Thanksgiving Casserole and Gravy recipe.

How to make this vegan slow cooker roast

You will need a Tofurkey, and it needs to be thawed – so it’s best to put it in the fridge the day before you are going to cook it.

You can thaw it in the microwave in a pinch.

Mix water, maple syrup or date syrup, nutritional yeast, bouillon cubes, marjoram, thyme, garlic powder, onion powder, rubbed sage, and black pepper in your slow cooker.

Add in the thawed roast and coat with the liquid. Cook on low 7 to 9 hours.

If you can, turn the roast over once or twice during cooking, but it’s fine if you don’t. Just make sure to pour gravy over all the servings.

Note: You should use a 2 – 4 quart slow cooker for best results, or double or triple the sauce ingredients so you have enough cooking liquid in a larger slow cooker.

The best Tofurky recipes

In addition to my slow cooker recipe below, be sure to check out this list of Tofurky recipes I’ve compiled.

It has something for everyone. I have to admit that I love this Slow Cooker Maple Herb Tofurky recipe the best.

More Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes

Even if you make this recipe you’re probably going to make a few more. Here are some of my favorites and at the end of the list are a few roundup posts that have a ton to choose from.

Happy Thanksgiving!

• Slow Cooker Sweet Butternut Squash Pie with Miso
• Vegan Thanksgiving Casserole and Gravy
• Easy Thanksgiving Dinner for Two
• Vegan Slow Cooker Veggie Loaf
• Holiday Sweet Potato Casserole
• Gluten-free Vegan Teff Stuffing with Roasted Butternut Squash
• Thanksgiving Potato Stuffing Balls with a Cranberry Center
• Creamy Vegan Greens
• 7 Vegan Thanksgiving Dressings
• The Only Vegan Thanksgiving Recipes You Need
• Vegan Thanksgiving Pies – including traditional thanksgiving desserts

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Slow Cooker Maple Herb Tofurky

If you or a member of your family loves Tofurky you need to try my slow cooker recipe. It makes a gravy that's slightly sweet and full of herbs. Plus it's all hands off time!

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword slow cooker vegan roast, tofurky recipe

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 7 hours

Servings 6 servings

Calories 352kcal

Author Kathy Hester

Equipment

• 3 or 4 qt slow cooker

Ingredients

• 1 Tofurky , thawed and taken out of wrapper
• 1 cup water
• 1/4 cup maple syrup
• 1/4 cup nutritional yeast
• 1 tablespoon Better than Boullion vegetable flavor or 2 homemade vegetable bouillon cubes
• 3/4 teaspoon marjoram
• 1/2 teaspoon thyme
• 1/4 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoons onion powder
• 1/4 teaspoons rubbed sage
• 1/8 teaspoons black pepper

Instructions

• Place the tofurky in your 2 to 3 quart slow cooker. Mix the sauce ingredients together and pour over the Tofurky.
• Cook on low 7 to 9 hours. If you are at home you can turn the roast over once or twice, but it’s fine if you don’t. Just make sure to pour gravy over all the servings.

Nutrition

Calories: 352kcal | Carbohydrates: 30g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 1112mg | Potassium: 991mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 9IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 67mg | Iron: 3mg

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